The Bonsai Files
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The Bonsai Files
Bald Cypress Collecting Trip #3 For 2021
bald cypress collecting trip #3 for 2021 Sneak PeekThis week's catch featured a couple of big ones, though they weren't quite as large as last week's big ones; plus we got some smaller material as well. Bald Cypress Collecting Trip #3 for 2021 Here's another one of...
Bald Cypress Collecting Trip #2 For 2021
bald cypress collecting trip #2 for 2021Sneak PeekThis week we went for larger specimens.Bald Cypress Collecting Trip #2 for 2021This is the sort of tree I'm not supposed to be collecting anymore. But doggone, it was just something I couldn't pass up! Isn't the...
Bald Cypress Collecting Trip #1 For 2021
bald cypress collecting trip #1 for 2021Sneak PeekHappy New Year! Time to go collect some new BC's.Bald Cypress Collecting Trip #1 for 2021I don't like this time of year at all, but then again it's the best time to collect Bald cypress. The weather was cool, the...
Spekboom Styling
spekboom stylingSneak PeekYou can style a Spekboom bonsai just about any time. The nice thing about them is, they'll keep on growing right through winter with the right conditions.Spekboom StylingSo it's winter now, and the only things I've got that are growing are...
Bonsai Odds & Ends – Big BC And Rip Van Winkle Color Up
big bc and rip van winkle color upSneak PeekFall is supposed to mean fall color, but this is not necessarily the case here in the Deep South. With that said, I'm really proud of these two specimens. Big BC and Rip Van Winkle Color Up Down here in the Deep South...
Huckleberry Flower Buds Are Setting
huckleberry flower buds are setting Sneak PeekWith winter closing in fast, most of my deciduous trees are quickly dropping leaves. The Huckleberries are just about bare, but they're also setting flower buds. Huckleberry Flower Buds Are Setting Winter isn't all bad,...
Dogwood Fall Work
dogwood fall work Sneak PeekFall is a great time to edit and shape your deciduous bonsai. This Roughleaf dogwood is a great example of the progress you can make on your trees at this time of year.Fall Dogwood WorkYou've seen this Roughleaf dogwood before. It's been...
Crape Myrtle Fall Fun
crape myrtle fall funSneak PeekCrape myrtles give pretty reliable fall color for us down here. Here's my legacy Crape starting to show off. Then there's that really big one again.Crape Myrtle Fall FunCrape myrtles are pretty reliable around here for fall color. ...
Silverberry Bonsai
silverberry bonsai Sneak PeekI've been wanting to grow Silverberry, or Eleagnus, as bonsai for some time now. A bonsai friend gave me one early in 2020, and today I got around to styling it after a year of growth from a bare trunk. But that's not all .......